Shutter Island

Shutter Island

Synopsis

Set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) is investigating the disappearance of a murderess whom escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote ‘Shutter Island’.

Official Site: www.shutterisland.com

Singapore Release Date: 15th April 2010, Thursday

Running Time: 148 minutes

Ratings: G

Genre: Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Kingsley, Mark Ruffalo, Michelle Williams, Patricia Clarkson, Emily Mortimer, Ted Levine, John Carroll Lynch, Elias Koteas, Jackie Earle Haley, Max von Sydow

Crew: Director (Martin Scorsese), Producer (Martin Scorsese, Bradley J. Fischer, Mike Medavoy, Arnie Messer), Writers (Dennis Lehane), Screenplay (Laeta Kalogridis, Steven Knight), Cinematography (Robert Richardson) and Editing (Thelma Schoonmaker)

The Trailer

The Review

As always Scorsese managed to create a gripping thriller, and Shutter Island delivered on all fronts.

I was scared to my wits on the chilling scenes, and the overall gloomy atmosphere helped to the cause.

The only thing that sucked for me was the choice of Di Caprio as the main lead, a US Federal Marshal.

But then again it’s a personal choice on my part as I find him annoying. Still he was convincing for the role.

A predictable movie, but well-made.

The Good

• Good narration, it wasn’t too annoying nor gave away too much
• The psychological and gore aspects was good, scared the shite out of me

The Bad

• Crappy cheesy dialogues
• The movie was 2 hour plus long!

Editor’s Ratings